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We’re not getting part one of the highly anticipated “Wicked” movie until November of 2024, so I will take any kind of sneak peak or update on the filming, even if that includes behind-the-scenes videos and photos.

WDIV takes viewers live, right in the middle of all the excitement at the annual “Hob Nobble Gobble presented by Ford” at Ford Field on Friday, November 18. It’s the first big party of the holiday season celebrating “America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White.”

Ms. Robbie Montgomery is known to many from her reality show ‘Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s’, along with her career in entertainment being one of the original Ikettes in the Ike and Tina turner Revue in the 1960s.

Sharing Black history stories is something we see every February, but for one Black woman, Black history means something else. She has shared her stories on stage, on Broadway, and around the country, demonstrating that Black History Month should not be limited to one month, but should be learned, celebrated, and recognized all year.

Today on Music Monday we did things a little differently.

This December the musical West Side Story will once again be in theaters with Steven Spielberg’s treatment. This new reedition of the film comes 60 years after the original won the Oscar for best picture and introduced us to The Jets, The Sharks, Tony, Maria, Anita, and Bernardo.

Someone grab a box of tissues, because this video of Steve from the classic Nick Jr. show “Blue’s Clues” just made a bunch of millennials who grew up watching the show cry their eyes out.

Black Box Coffee Shop and Art has something good for the eyes and taste buds.

A former member of the Detroit Youth Choir is taking off with a solo career.

DETROIT – In 1993, Midway released “NBA Jam” in arcades across the country. The game was later ported to the Super Nintendo, the Sega Game Gear, the Sega Genesis, the Sega CD and the Game Boy in 1994. Lead designer Mark Turmell wanted to make a game that had a wide appeal, covering multiple demographics, after his last game with Midway sold under expectations. Turmell was an avid fan of the Detroit Pistons and programed the game to lower the stats of Chicago Bulls players when they played against the Pistons. AdThe player roster was taken from the 1993-94 season, the last season Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas played before he retired.

DETROIT – The Detroit Youth Choir took to the world of politics Friday when they released a new song about the highly-watched Senate races in Georgia. READ: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in GeorgiaThe song -- titled “Georgia’s Changing” -- only featuring two artists instead of the entire choir. Both artists featured in the song have grandparents from Georgia who were also active in the civil rights movement. The song ends with a message telling watchers to vote blue and vote for the democrats in the race. The video was posted to the Detroit Youth Choir’s Twitter account with a quote from Lewis.

The Detroit Youth Choir perform songs from their debut and holiday EP, "A Holiday With You." DETROIT – For a special Christmas treat, the children of the Detroit Youth Choir have virtually performed every song from their newly-released holiday EP “A Holiday With You” -- and you can watch it right here. Watch the Detroit Youth Choir virtually perform their holiday EP in the video below. “The Detroit youth choir has really brought back Motown,” said Anthony White, artistic director for the choir. Related: Jermaine Dupri and the Detroit Youth Choir have a new song

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Wild Swan Theater has put together a Halloween-themed variety show for Ann Arbor families. Starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the children’s theater will host its free Halloween Variety Hour through Facebook Live. After the live performance, the show can be watched on the Wild Swan Facebook page. Although the doors to its theater closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Wild Swan entertained audiences in July with a virtual series of 30-minute variety shows. Find out more about Wild Swan Theater here.

Cheryl Ladd made her rise to fame as Kris Munroe, joining the cast of the original Charlie’s Angels in it’s second season. Ladd first began to think about aging when she noticed some changes to her eyesight. The doctor diagnosed her with cataracts, and Ladd said that she had always thought of cataracts as something for older generations. She said that after the surgery, she not only felt younger, but more optimistic about what her life would be like going forward. There are plenty of Cheryl Ladd projects to look forward to, including a possible team up between former agents.

“Your are the weakest link... goodbye.” Jane Lynch is the new host of “The Weakest Link” and she stopped by the studio virtually today to talk about taking over as host on the iconic game show. Contestants face off against each other, and vote off the “weakest link” every round. Former host Anne Robinson earned the nickname “the queen of mean” from her scathing critiques of contestants' mistakes. Lynch shared what she’s looking forward as the host of the show. Watch the video above to she what she had to say.